The Moon in the Qin Dynasty

Chapter 529 Li Mu, Death
Queen Zhao Daochang, in the name of King Zhao Qian, ordered clan members Zhao Cong and Yan Ju to replace Li Mu and Sima Shang, and also informed the two of Li Mu's possible rebellion.

He also gave an order to use courtesy first and then force. If Li Mu did not obey, he could wait for an opportunity to act when necessary.

The two men naturally knew the seriousness of the matter. Although the court was not without defense against Li Mu, many of the middle-level officers were distant relatives and children of many large families, and their families were all in Handan. However, Li Mu had worked in the northern border for more than 20 years, and this task was not so easy to accomplish.

If they are not careful, not only will they not be able to take away Li Mu’s military power, but they will probably both be killed.

Just when the two were worrying about how to be absolutely sure of success, Guo Kai came to assist.

They were lent two masters, Guo Kai's personal guard, Shi Wei, and another Tianzi secret guard, Ling Chuan.

Ling Chuan came specifically to support Shi Wei in killing Li Mu, and disguised himself as Guo Kai's retainer.

Guo Kai instructed Zhao Cong that if necessary, the two masters could obey their orders and kill Li Mu directly.

Zhao Cong and the other man were overjoyed and kept thanking Guo Kai.

Lord Guo is such a good man, he is worthy of being Lord Guo. As expected, with Lord Guo around, nothing can go wrong!

Of course, Guo Kai's actions were foolproof. After all, this was the King of Qin's request, and Li Mu must be killed.

After all, the Northern Frontier is the front line facing the Hu people, and even when it is not in wartime, it maintains a considerable number of troops. At this time of severe drought, it is even more necessary to maintain stability and be vigilant against the Hu people, and even take the initiative to rob the Hu people to make up for Zhao State.

In addition to the necessary garrison troops, the camp where Li Mu is now located has a main force of 30,000 people.

Li Mu's prestige in the Northern Frontier Army is extremely high, unimaginable to ordinary people, and Li Mu cannot be given the opportunity to resist.

Zhao Cong and Yan Ju secretly arrived in the Northern Frontier, and immediately contacted many clan members and reliable noble children to present their orders. After gaining the support of enough reliable middle-level generals, plus the dozen or so officers they brought with them to the Northern Frontier, they went to see Li Mu.

Li Mu was still confused and was completely unprepared against the two of them.

Zhao Congyan said that there was an imperial decree to be announced, and Li Mu summoned the generals and soldiers to the tent to listen to the decree according to the two's request.

Li Mu was stunned when he heard the imperial edict, which was to ask Li Mu and Sima Shang to return to the court, and to temporarily hand over the affairs of the northern border to Zhao Cong and Yan Ju.

Li Mu became furious instantly and refused to obey the order.

What's the matter? You want me to go back!
Don't you see what the northern part of Xinjiang is like now? Can you leave me?

Can you two understand the situation in Northern Xinjiang since you have just arrived?

So many people are starving to death every day. How can we now hand over the government affairs?
Li Mu's refusal to follow orders made Zhao Cong and others feel nervous. Li Mu was indeed planning a rebellion!
The two men gave the order to capture Li Mu, but Li Mu suddenly realized that something was wrong!

Although I still don’t know what’s wrong, I can’t let myself be caught like this. If I am caught like this, I will lose control of everything.

Li Mu also ordered to capture Zhao Cong and others. He wanted to control the situation first and then deal with the specific situation.

Sima Shang was still confused. What was going on? It happened too quickly.

Now it was a big deal. The generals who had already known Zhao Cong’s intention immediately confronted the others.

There were also many generals who did not know the specific situation. Although there was an order for Zhao Cong and others to take over the military power, they instinctively obeyed Li Mu's orders.

At this critical moment, Zhao Cong still did not want the situation to escalate, and wanted to explain and persuade other uninformed generals. However, he had just said that Li Mu was planning a rebellion, and everyone should not make the mistake, and before he could say anything else, even Li Mu was stunned and had no time to explain.

Shi Wei and Ling Chuan, who were standing on both sides of Zhao Cong, had already taken action and their attacks were fatal. They attacked directly towards Li Mu. Although Li Mu was strong, the incident happened suddenly. Besides, there were not many people in this world who could withstand the frontal attack of two Tianzi Secret Guards holding famous swords.

Moreover, Li Mu was mentally haggard and extremely exhausted during this period. In just a moment, Li Mu was seriously injured, and the entire tent was shattered by the sword energy.

But Li Mu is worthy of being Li Mu. Facing two top-level masters, he still has the strength to fight back. Now Li Mu has no choice but to resist.

Although he didn't know what happened, he said he was rebelling, so he couldn't be arrested and escorted back to the court, otherwise he would be dead. He could only arrest Zhao Cong and others first, and then there would be a possibility of negotiation.

The sudden action of Shi Wei and the other man shocked everyone. Then, seeing that the three of them were already fighting in a group, no one had time to think anymore.

This move was like a signal. The two gangs fought each other, and the big tent was instantly in chaos. As for those who wanted to remain neutral and were still hesitating, there was no possibility of neutrality at all. They all joined the battlefield, shouting to suppress the rebellion or protect the general.

At this point, Zhao Cong had no choice. A fierce look flashed in his eyes, and with a wave of his hand, everyone pressed forward.

We must not let Li Mu escape and gather troops, otherwise it would be a real disaster.

After all, Zhao Cong followed the proper procedures and announced the imperial decree to replace Li Mu. Li Mu disobeyed the order, and resistance was treason. After all, only a few people were willing to disobey the imperial decree. Even Sima Shang did not resist and was hesitant. Now the advantage was on Zhao Cong's side.

However, with such a big commotion, it was doomed to be difficult to take away Li Mu's military power at the lowest cost.

Most of those who supported Li Mu were his die-hard followers, people he had promoted. Seeing that they were outnumbered, they all rushed out of the tent. They were confident that most of the soldiers in the northern border would support Li Mu.

With soldiers under my command, I don't need to be afraid of these people. Fortunately, the sword energy has already shattered the tent, so now I can easily run away.

Shi Wei and Ling Chuan could have killed Li Mu, but they deliberately did not kill him. They also deliberately cut through the tent with their sword energy, intentionally giving Li Mu and his men a chance to escape.

In a desperate attempt, some generals had already escaped from the tent, preparing to summon soldiers to rescue them. They ran towards the troops they were leading, shouting that there were villains trying to assassinate the general.

The generals of Zhao Cong's faction also hurriedly called people to maintain order, but it was too late. Li Mu's prestige among the lower-level soldiers was absolute.

Just when a large number of soldiers were gathering towards the big tent, Shi Wei and Ling Chuan no longer held back, and instantly killed Li Mu, cut off Li Mu's head and shouted: Li Mu is dead, everyone lay down your weapons and surrender to be pardoned.

Li Mu’s death instantly set off the entire scene, and complete chaos began.

Some wanted to avenge Li Mu, some wanted to escape, some wanted to suppress the rebellion, and many more did not know the reason.

However, when most of the people who did not know the truth learned that Li Mu was killed, they all wanted to avenge Li Mu, and more and more people gathered quickly in the center of the general's tent.

But there was no one to lead them. All the middle and high-level leaders were now fighting, and a few had escaped from the chaos to gather soldiers.

In this complete chaos, the camp roar occurred.

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Soon the entire military camp was in chaos. Although Li Mu was dead, Zhao Cong, who had just arrived, was unable to control the situation at all.

In fact, once the camp roar occurs, no one can stop it, especially in the current situation.

At this time, everyone in the entire military camp had fallen into madness, and could no longer distinguish between friend and foe. They killed, attacked, and trampled on each other.

The few people who still retain their rationality can only flee when faced with this situation.

Zhao Cong and Yan Ju wanted to run as soon as possible. Facing the soldiers with red eyes, if they didn't run away, they would definitely die as the culprits.

Now, identity, orders, and intentions are no longer important and have no deterrent effect on these soldiers anymore.

Now only Sima Shang does not want to take care of these things. He tries his best to stop the chaos and gather the rebel troops, but with little success.

Zhao Cong and Yan Ju were both groaning in their hearts. They really couldn't understand why this happened? How could it evolve to this point?
What is the difference between this and Li Mu's direct rebellion?
Lord Guo, your people acted too quickly.

Don't kill Li Mu, just capture him first, stabilize the situation, and then you can deal with him however you want.

But it was too late to say anything. The situation was so chaotic and there were people staring at them wanting to avenge Li Mu, so they could only run away.

Fortunately, Shi Wei and Ling Chuan guarded them as they fought their way out. By the time they ran out of the chaotic military camp, Zhao Cong and Yan Ju were left with only four or five guards besides Shi Wei and Ling Chuan. The others were either killed in the battle or temporarily lost.

But before Zhao Cong had time to catch his breath, he never had the chance to catch his breath again.

Shi Wei and Ling Chuan exchanged glances and confirmed that there was no one around, so they suddenly attacked and killed Zhao Congyan Ju and all the guards. They looked towards the direction of the military camp and saw a fire and noise. The two men quietly brought the bodies back to a place not far from the camp, treated the wounds of the bodies, and then quickly retreated.

When they reached a secluded place, Ling Chuan said with a smile, "Brother Shi, I'll have to trouble you from now on."

Shi Wei smiled bitterly and said, "Come on, Brother Ling, I hope you can be gentle."

Ling Chuan smiled and said, "I will try my best."

Before Shi Wei could say anything, Ling Chuan stabbed him with a sword, and blood splattered everywhere in an instant.

This sword was extremely skillful, it did not injure tendons or bones, but the wound looked quite horrific.

Shi Wei groaned and said with a bitter face: "Brother Ling, it doesn't have to be so sudden."

Ling Chuan laughed: "Brother Shi, I will definitely do it next time, next time."

Shi Wei grinned and said, "I hope there won't be a next time, or maybe it'll be your turn next time."

The two looked at each other, laughed, and said goodbye to each other.

Ling Chuan took off his human skin mask and rode back to Xianyang. Shi Wei rolled on the ground a few times, snatched a horse from the chaotic army and rushed to Handan.

As for the chaos in the northern border, both gangs have lost their leaders, so let's just let it be chaotic for now. The more chaotic, the better.

By the time Shi Wei fled back to Handan, the news from the northern border had no time to spread. He robbed several horses along the way, all of which died in the race, and he rushed to Handan at full speed.

It was late at night when Shi Wei returned to Handan in a dishevel and covered in blood.

(End of this chapter)